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Poly GPA to NUS/NTU/SMU Admission Checker 2026

Check your chances of university admission in Singapore with your Polytechnic GPA. Compare your cGPA against the latest NUS, NTU, SMU, SIT, and SUTD Indicative Grade Profiles (IGP).

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What is the Indicative Grade Profile (IGP)?

The 10th percentile indicates the GPA of the bottom 10% of students admitted last year. If a course has a 10th percentile GPA of 3.80, it means 90% of the students admitted scored 3.80 or higher.

Admission Chances

Unlikely

Your GPA is significantly below the historical cutoff. Consider alternative universities or courses.

Course IGP Data

Your GPA3.65
10th Percentile Cutoff3.85
90th Percentile4.00
Admissions Note:Highly competitive. Portfolio/Math tests often required for borderline candidates.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Admission to NUS or NTU from a polytechnic requires a very competitive GPA. For highly sought-after courses like Computer Science or Law, you typically need a GPA of 3.85 to 4.0. For Business or Accountancy, a GPA of 3.7+ is usually required. For Engineering or Humanities courses, a GPA of 3.5 to 3.7 may be sufficient depending on the exact major. These cut-offs fluctuate slightly each year based on the applicant pool.
The Indicative Grade Profile (IGP) shows the grades of students admitted in the previous year. The 10th percentile GPA means that 90% of students admitted to the course had a GPA higher than this number, and only 10% had a lower GPA. Therefore, meeting the 10th percentile GPA is generally considered the minimum benchmark for having a realistic chance of admission through the standard route.
Historically, O-Level results accounted for 20% of your University Admission Score. However, starting from the 2020 admission exercise, NUS, NTU, SMU, and SUTD evaluate polytechnic graduates primarily on their polytechnic GPA. O-Level results are no longer factored into the university admission score calculation for polytechnic graduates, though some specific courses might still check for O-Level English or Math minimum requirements.
Yes, but your options at the big three (NUS, NTU, SMU) will be limited to less competitive courses, and you may need to rely on Aptitude-Based Admissions (ABA) where your portfolio, interview, and achievements are heavily weighted. Alternatively, the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) and Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) have more holistic admission criteria and lower IGP cut-offs (often starting around 2.8 to 3.2).
Yes. Universities have a list of 'relevant diplomas' for each degree programme. If your diploma is closely related to the degree (e.g., Diploma in IT applying to Computer Science), you may receive course exemptions (Direct Direct Entry to Year 2 or module waivers). If you apply to an unrelated course, you can still be admitted if your GPA is high enough, but you typically start from Year 1 with no exemptions.